macrocephalicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmakrə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪk/,

/ˌmakrə(ʊ)kɛˈfalɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmækroʊsəˈfælɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μακροκέϕαλος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μακροκέϕαλος (see macrocephalus n.) + -ic suffix. Compare earlier macrocephalous adj., microcephalic adj.

Of a head or skull: unusually long (now rare, perhaps obsolete); disproportionately or abnormally large. Of a person or animal: having an abnormally long or large head.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types

short-headed1802

beloid1833

microcephalous1840

platycephalous1846

long-skulled1847

round-headed1847

brachycephalic1849

dolichocephalic1849

acrocephalic1855

megacephalous1857

microcephalic1857

cymbocephalic1861

macrocephalous1861

platycephalic1861

macrocephalic1863

phaenozygous1863

dolichocephalous1864

homoeocephalic1866

mecistocephalic1866

mecocephalic1866

mesocephalic1866

orthocephalic1866

stenocephalic1866

cryptozygous1867

megalocephalic1868

aphanozygous1871

brachycephalous1872

orthocephalous1872

mesaticephalic1873

plagiocephalic1873

plagiocephalic1874

mesaticephalous1876

mesorrhine1877

platyrrhine1877

cylindro-cephalic1878

eurycephalic1878

hypsistenocephalic1878

megaseme1878

mesoseme1878

microseme1878

oxycephalic1878

oxyklinocephalic1878

platybasic1878

pyrgocephalic1878

tapinocephalic1878

megacephalic1879

hypsiconchous1885

mesoconchous1885

chamaeprosopic1886

leptocephalic1886

mesorrhinian1887

long-headed1888

tectocephalic1888

mecistocephalous1890

megalocephalous1890

plagiocephalous1890

mesocephal1891

stegoid1894

brachycranial1902

chamaecephalic1902

chamaeconchic1902

chamaecranial1902

macrocranial1902

platycranial1902

stenocranial1904

mesoconch1905

mesoconchic1909

hypsiconch1920

Lapponoid1939

hypsiconchic1960

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 236 The macrocephalic skulls of the Crimea.

1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 25 In macrocephalic heads we find large massive ears.

1898 Nature 15 Dec. 150/1 To the physician the professional athlete is neither more nor less interesting than the macrocephalic dwarf.

1907 Biometrika 5 321 In the region of Scotland south of the Grampians..the asylum inmates are large-headed or macrocephalic.

1963 V. Nabokov Let. 13 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 344 I think a cover should have some aesthetic appeal. Mr. André Francois' macrocephalic homunculus has none.

1981 W. Wharton Dad (1982) viii. 109 I do wear a size 7½ hat but I'm not exactly macrocephalic.

1996 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 69 Suppl. No. 4. 147 Macrocephalic males are significantly larger than both small males and females in head width and pupal dry weight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macrocephalic
释义	macrocephalicadj. Brit. /ˌmakrə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪk/, /ˌmakrə(ʊ)kɛˈfalɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmækroʊsəˈfælɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μακροκέϕαλος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μακροκέϕαλος (see macrocephalus n.) + -ic suffix. Compare earlier macrocephalous adj., microcephalic adj. Of a head or skull: unusually long (now rare, perhaps obsolete); disproportionately or abnormally large. Of a person or animal: having an abnormally long or large head. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types short-headed1802 beloid1833 microcephalous1840 platycephalous1846 long-skulled1847 round-headed1847 brachycephalic1849 dolichocephalic1849 acrocephalic1855 megacephalous1857 microcephalic1857 cymbocephalic1861 macrocephalous1861 platycephalic1861 macrocephalic1863 phaenozygous1863 dolichocephalous1864 homoeocephalic1866 mecistocephalic1866 mecocephalic1866 mesocephalic1866 orthocephalic1866 stenocephalic1866 cryptozygous1867 megalocephalic1868 aphanozygous1871 brachycephalous1872 orthocephalous1872 mesaticephalic1873 plagiocephalic1873 plagiocephalic1874 mesaticephalous1876 mesorrhine1877 platyrrhine1877 cylindro-cephalic1878 eurycephalic1878 hypsistenocephalic1878 megaseme1878 mesoseme1878 microseme1878 oxycephalic1878 oxyklinocephalic1878 platybasic1878 pyrgocephalic1878 tapinocephalic1878 megacephalic1879 hypsiconchous1885 mesoconchous1885 chamaeprosopic1886 leptocephalic1886 mesorrhinian1887 long-headed1888 tectocephalic1888 mecistocephalous1890 megalocephalous1890 plagiocephalous1890 mesocephal1891 stegoid1894 brachycranial1902 chamaecephalic1902 chamaeconchic1902 chamaecranial1902 macrocranial1902 platycranial1902 stenocranial1904 mesoconch1905 mesoconchic1909 hypsiconch1920 Lapponoid1939 hypsiconchic1960 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 236 The macrocephalic skulls of the Crimea. 1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 25 In macrocephalic heads we find large massive ears. 1898 Nature 15 Dec. 150/1 To the physician the professional athlete is neither more nor less interesting than the macrocephalic dwarf. 1907 Biometrika 5 321 In the region of Scotland south of the Grampians..the asylum inmates are large-headed or macrocephalic. 1963 V. Nabokov Let. 13 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 344 I think a cover should have some aesthetic appeal. Mr. André Francois' macrocephalic homunculus has none. 1981 W. Wharton Dad (1982) viii. 109 I do wear a size 7½ hat but I'm not exactly macrocephalic. 1996 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 69 Suppl. No. 4. 147 Macrocephalic males are significantly larger than both small males and females in head width and pupal dry weight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1863
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